Notebook



0. W. JOLLY Feb. 13, 1940.

NOTEBOOK Filed Jan. 23, 1939 INVENTOR.

' ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 13, 1940 Oscar W. Jolly, WestSpringfield, Mass assignor to Springfield Photo Mount 00., Holyoke, Mass,

a corporation of Massachusetts Application January 23, 1939, Serial. No. 252,357"

2 Claims.

My invention relates to improvementsdna composition note book and is directed more particularly to the provision of a notebook of the refill type. I

Refill notebooks have their leaves boundtogether in a separate filler which is removable from the cover and is replaceable by a fresh package commonly referred to as a refill or filler. These refill note books are to be distinguished from the ordinary loose leaf books in which the individual sheets are insertable or removable.

It is an object of this invention toprovide a novel binder and filler which, when combined in co-operative relationship, produce anovel and unique result.

It is another object of this invention to provide an improved note book having a pair of cover members adapted to enclose and protect the refill. As will appear, the refill includes a plurality I of leaves hinged together by a binding means and the whole is removably disposed within the cover members in such away that the covers may be opened up and disposed fiat upon a supporting surface such as a desk in such a way that the binding means is prevented from contacting the supporting surface. l

A binding is provided which has cover members which can be swung relative to one another throughout 360.. The filler is likewise adapted to be swung throughout 360 and'herein is provided a combination of both cover members and filler which when in association with each other can both be swung through an arc of 360.

As a special feature, the binding means consists of a wire or wires which would ordinarily tend to mar the surface of a desk or the like and the construction issuch that this objection is prevented.

Various other novel features and advantages of the invention willbecome more apparent after. a

reading of the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, where- Fig. l is a plan view of a refill note book casing of the invention in open position; 1

Fig. 2 is an end elevational View of the note book casing shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan View of a refill in open position; i Fig. 4 is an end elevational View of the refill shown in Fig. 3; j i v Fig. 5 is a plan view of the note book casing shown in Fig. 1 and the refill shown in Fig. 3 in co-operation with each other;

of the invention Fig. 6 is a'partial plan view on an enlarged tions are overcome.

scale of the'binding of the refill shown in Fig. 3;

and l Fig. 7 is an end elevational partial viewof the binding showing the flaps of the invention in adf jacent relation.

Similar referencefigures refer to like parts.

throughout the several figures of the drawing. Referringnow tothe drawing more in detail, the invention will be more fully described.

A note book casing is generallydesignated b In and includescover members I2and l4, l2 be inga front cover and It being a back cover. j

t The. two covers are associated in hinged relationship by a member 16. ;In the backmember I4, a pocket H3 is provided and thisis indicated hereinby scored lines. This pocket is adapted for receiving purposes as will hereinafter be more fully described. l x a In Fig. 3, a refill is shown and it consists of a stack of note book paper 22 .and two tabs 24 and 26, which are preferably formedfroma stiifish material. One of the tabs is' placed'on the bottom of the stack 22 and one of the tabs is placed onthe top of the stack. u 1

.The paper 22 and the tabs 24 and 26 are then joined'together by a binding. I am concerned 3 in this invention with .a binding of the type wherein the continuous helical member 30 is screwed into the perforations 32 through the paper 22 and the tabs 24 and 26. In such a construction, what appear to be adjacent ringslor loops as shown in Fig. 6 are thus formed by the These rings must continuous helical member. be held in position relative to one anothen A backbone or longitudinal stiifener is adaptable for this purposewhich will be described. 1

The binding consists of a helical member 30 which maybe made of wireor of any other more i x or less rigid but yet bendable material. The mem-- ber has its convolutions screwed into the perforaa tions 32 of the stack of leaves 22 andthe tabs 24 and 26 so as to allowpthe" leaves to move freely so as to hinge or swing the same on said mem- Furthermore, the helical member in this condi- I tion is more or less bendable and what is more, the helical member can be unscrewed from the stack. All of these features are objectionable so thatprovisions are made whereby these objec- In, the construction I have shown, after the One form of such a backbone is shown in Fig.

7 wherein a portion of each convolution or turn of the helical binding member is offset by the action of a shoulder or bar during the process of manufacture. That is to say, a portion of each convolution is straightened out so that there is formed simultaneously a plurality of ring-like a binding consisting of rings or loops spaced apart device can now by bars. I v

A book is thus produced efiiciently and economically and not only are the leaves-permanently bound and arranged to maintain the proper alignment when openor closed, but also the binding is such as to reinforce the bookor to stiffen stead of the turns or'angular convolutions of a helical member. v

The various parts of the invention now having been described and itbeing observed that all of the various parts of the notebook are integral with each other and that all of the various parts i or the refill are integral with each other, the be arranged into its assembled form. '1

More important still is the'proirision of a combination of a binder, the cover members of which can swing throughout an arc of 360 relative to one another, and a stack of leaves, the separate members ofwhich are'all adapted to be swung throughout an arc of 360. In such a combination as is shown in Fig.5, wherein the two tabs are swung around in arcs of 180 each so that one of the tabs overlies the other, the binder and the casing are secured together by the insertion of the tabs in the pocket [8.

The casing and the leaves in combination are now adapted to be swung together in an arc of 360. I It is to be appreciated that the backbone is positioned between the tabs when they are in adjacent relation as shown in Fig. '7 so that the backbone is not only concealed but also held secure relative to the movements and rotation of the leaves when in combination with the casing.

That is to say, that the tabs hold the backbone securely in position so that the leaves can take full advantage of the'arc of=360, without interference from the backbone which obviously acts as a barrier against complete rotation of the leaves around the loops.

While I have described the invention'in great helical member has been screwed into the perforations of the book, it is offset or distorted to transform the convolutions thereof into substan- I tially closed loops or rings which are joined together by longitudinal members.

detail and with respect to the present preferred form thereof, it is not desired to be limited thereto since changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A notebook comprising in combination, a casing including a pair of cover members hingedly connected by a flexible connection, one of the cover membershaving a pocket part provided with an opening terminating at a distance from the opposite edges of the cover member and disposed adjacent the flexible connection, and a filler including a stack of sheets and tabs on opposite'sides of the stack, the stack and tabs being provided with rows of aligned openings and a helical binding member including a plurality of rings disposed in the openings and connected by aligned portions forming a back-bone portion thereof, the backbone portion. being locked between the tabs as the tabs are swung through' their arcs upon the helical member so as to lie adjacent each other, said casing and said filler being arranged in co-operative relationship with the tabs of said filler inserted in the pocket part of said casingwhereby the other cover of said casing and said filler may be moved throughout an angle of 360 relative'to the back-bone of the helical member.

2. A notebook comprising in combination, a casing including a pair of cover members hingedly connected by a flexible connection, one of the cover members having a pocket part provided with "an opening terminating at a distance from the opposite edges of the cover member and disposed adjacentthe flexible connection, and a filler including a stack of sheets and tabs on opposite sides of the stack, the stack and tabs being provided with rows of aligned openings and being boundby a helical binding member including a plurality of convolutions screwed into the openings of the stack and tabs and the convolutions being connected by aligned portionsforming a back-bone portion thereof, the back-bone portion being locked between the tabs as the tabs are swung through their arcs upon the helical member so as to lie adjacent each other, said casing and said filler being arranged in co-operative relationship with the tabs of said filler inserted in the pocket part of said casing whereby the other cover ofv said" filler may be moved in a 360 angle with the back-bone of the helical member as the axis thereof.

OSCARFW. JOLLY 

